Tsimshian

E14812

First Nations people Indigenous people Native American people

Tsimshian is an Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America, known for their rich maritime culture, complex social organization, and distinctive art and oral traditions.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Tsimshian canonical	24
Tsimshian people	12
Tsimshian peoples	4
Coast Tsimshian	3
Southern Tsimshian	2
Tsimshian First Nations	1
Tsimshian culture	1
Tsimshian hereditary chiefs	1
Tsimshian mythology	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	First Nations people ⓘ Indigenous people ⓘ Native American people ⓘ
artForm	formline art ⓘ mask making ⓘ wood carving ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalArea	Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples ⓘ surface form: Northwest Coast culture area
culturalFeature	crest systems ⓘ elaborate ceremonial regalia ⓘ hereditary chiefs ⓘ
culturalPractice	complex oral traditions ⓘ potlatch ceremonies ⓘ totem pole carving ⓘ
governingBody	Metlakatla Indian Community ⓘ Tsimshian self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tsimshian First Nations
kinshipSystem	matrilineal descent ⓘ
languageFamily	Tsimshianic languages ⓘ
neighboringPeople	Gitxsan ⓘ Haida ⓘ Heiltsuk ⓘ Nisga’a ⓘ Tlingit ⓘ
notableRiver	Nass River ⓘ Skeena River ⓘ
notableVillage	Metlakatla, Alaska ⓘ Metlakatla, British Columbia ⓘ
primaryArea	North Coast of British Columbia ⓘ Southeastern Alaska ⓘ surface form: Southeast Alaska
region	Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples ⓘ surface form: Pacific Northwest Coast
religion	Christianity ⓘ traditional animist beliefs ⓘ
socialOrganization	matrilineal clans ⓘ moieties ⓘ
socialStructureFeature	ranked lineages ⓘ
traditionalEconomy	maritime-based subsistence ⓘ salmon fishing ⓘ sea mammal hunting ⓘ trade ⓘ
traditionalHousing	plank houses ⓘ
traditionalLanguage	Gitxsan ⓘ Nisga’a ⓘ Sm’álgyax ⓘ Tsimshian self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Southern Tsimshian
traditionalTransport	dugout canoes ⓘ

Referenced by (49)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alaska → recognizedIndigenousLanguages → Tsimshian ⓘ

Alaska → indigenousPeoples → Tsimshian ⓘ

Tsimshian → traditionalLanguage → Tsimshian self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern Tsimshian

Tsimshian → governingBody → Tsimshian self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsimshian First Nations

Ketchikan → hasEthnicHeritage → Tsimshian ⓘ

Ketchikan → traditionalLanguage → Tsimshian ⓘ

Southeastern Alaska → hasIndigenousPeople → Tsimshian ⓘ

Indigenous languages of Canada → includesLanguage → Tsimshian ⓘ

Alaska Natives → hasSubgroup → Tsimshian ⓘ

Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples → culturalAreaIncludes → Tsimshian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsimshian people

Alexander Archipelago → hasIndigenousPeople → Tsimshian ⓘ

Metlakatla, British Columbia → ethnicGroup → Tsimshian ⓘ

Metlakatla, British Columbia → indigenousPeople → Tsimshian ⓘ

Metlakatla, British Columbia → associatedWith → Tsimshian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsimshian hereditary chiefs

Panhandle of Alaska → ethnicGroup → Tsimshian ⓘ

North Coast of British Columbia → hasIndigenousPeople → Tsimshian ⓘ

Sm’álgyax → alternateName → Tsimshian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coast Tsimshian

Sm’álgyax → spokenBy → Tsimshian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsimshian people

Tsimshianic languages → spokenBy → Tsimshian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsimshian peoples

Tsimshianic languages → hasPart → Tsimshian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coast Tsimshian

Tsimshianic languages → hasPart → Tsimshian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern Tsimshian

Tsimshianic languages → ethnicGroup → Tsimshian ⓘ

Gitxsan → neighboringPeople → Tsimshian ⓘ

Haida mythology → relatedTo → Tsimshian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsimshian mythology

Totem Heritage Center → associatedWith → Tsimshian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsimshian people

Metlakatla, Alaska → majorityEthnicGroup → Tsimshian ⓘ

Metlakatla Indian Community → primaryPeople → Tsimshian ⓘ

Metlakatla Indian Community → ethnicGroup → Tsimshian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsimshian people

Metlakatla Indian Community → category → Tsimshian ⓘ

Skeena River → culturalSignificanceFor → Tsimshian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsimshian people

Nass River → culturalRegionOf → Tsimshian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsimshian peoples

Nass River → traditionalTerritoryOf → Tsimshian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsimshian people

Prince of Wales Island → indigenousPeople → Tsimshian ⓘ

Kermode bear → culturalSignificanceFor → Tsimshian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsimshian peoples

Alaska Native villages → ethnicGroup → Tsimshian ⓘ

Northern British Columbia → hasIndigenousPeoples → Tsimshian ⓘ

Sealaska Corporation → represents → Tsimshian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsimshian people

Sealaska Corporation → ethnicGroupServed → Tsimshian ⓘ

Bella Coola (Nuxalk) people → neighboringPeople → Tsimshian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsimshian people

Nisga'a people → relatedEthnicGroup → Tsimshian ⓘ

Metlakatla → inhabitedBy → Tsimshian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsimshian people

Metlakatla → ethnicGroup → Tsimshian ⓘ

Metlakatla → foundedBy → Tsimshian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsimshian people

Metlakatla → hasCulturalHeritage → Tsimshian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsimshian culture

Tlingit people → neighboringPeople → Tsimshian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsimshian people

North Coast → hasCulturalSignificanceFor → Tsimshian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsimshian peoples

Metlakatla First Nation → ethnicGroup → Tsimshian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coast Tsimshian

Metlakatla First Nation → people → Tsimshian ⓘ

southern Alaska → isInhabitedBy → Tsimshian ⓘ

subject surface form: Southern Alaska

this entity surface form: Tsimshian people